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据悉 (jù xī) — according to reports; it is reported that

Definition

据 jù means 'according to', so 据悉 reads as 'according to what is known/reported' — written and formal, used to cite a news source. 据说 is similar but less formal; 传闻 leans toward unverified rumor.

verb
according to reportsit is reported that

Examples

  • 据悉，。
    jù xī, Zhè cì dì zhèn méi yǒu zào chéng zhòng dà sǔn shī.
    According to reports, this earthquake did not cause major losses.
  • 据悉，。
    jù xī, Shuāng fāng yǐ jīng dá chéng chū bù xié yì.
    It is reported that the two sides have reached a preliminary agreement.
  • 据悉，。
    jù xī, Gāi dì qū de rén kǒu zhèng zài kuài sù zēng zhǎng.
    According to reports, the population of that region is growing rapidly.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

据jùaccording to
悉xīknow

The sense of 据悉 comes from 据, “according to,” and 悉, “know,” together meaning “as reports indicate.”

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
居
居jū据jù
Same sound today

据 uses 手 (hand) as one part and 居 to give the sound.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 釆釆biànto distinguish
  • 心心xīnheart

悉 has 釆, meaning “to distinguish,” above 心, meaning “heart.”

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